Durham Town (The Leavin')

"Durham Town (The Leavin')"
Single by Roger Whittaker
from the album This is...Roger Whittaker
B-side"Storm"
ReleasedOctober 1969
GenreVocal pop
Contemporary folk
Length3:08
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Roger Whittaker
Producer(s)Denis Preston
Roger Whittaker singles chronology
"Mistral"
(1969)
"Durham Town (The Leavin')"
(1969)
"I Don't Believe in If Anymore"
(1970)

"Durham Town (The Leavin')" is a song, written and sung by Roger Whittaker, released as a single in 1969. It spent 18 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 12.[1][2] In 1976, the song reached No. 8 on Canada's RPM "Pop Music Playlist",[3] while reaching No. 23 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[4] The song was also recorded in French translation under the title "Mon pays bleu".

  1. ^ Durham Town (The Leavin') - By: Roger Whittaker, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 10, 2015
  2. ^ Roger Whittaker - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed October 11, 2015
  3. ^ "RPM Pop Music Playlist", RPM Weekly, Volume 24, Ed. 23 March 6, 1976. Accessed October 10, 2015
  4. ^ Roger Whittaker - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed October 11, 2015

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